Roman Safiullin and Christopher Eubanks will clash against each other in the quarter of the Cary Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 7:30 pm on STADIUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roman Safiullin who should win in 2 sets.
Roman Safiullin -> 1.36
Christopher Eubanks -> 2.98
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Prediction and head to head Roman Safiullin vs. Christopher Eubanks
This will be the 2nd time that Roman Safiullin and Christopher Eubanks square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Safiullin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Safiullin won 6-4 1-6 6-1 in the qualifications in at the Australian Open back in 2022.
Roman Safiullin
15 - 20win/loss
60
36
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-28 | 18-14 | 5-8 | 6-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-25 | 13-12 | 8-4 | 11-5 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-18 | 16-6 | 6-2 | 14-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-21 | 7-5 | 5-7 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-12 | 6-2 | 4-5 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 66, the Russian reached the quarter after defeating Matteo Gigante 7-5 2-6 6-4 and Terence Atmane 6-4 3-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Safiullin defeated Atmane (6-4 3-6 6-4). During the match, Safiullin scored 95 points vs Atmane’s 89. The Russian was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Safiullin bagged 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Roman Safiullin was quite effective on serve to win 72% (34/47) of his 1st serve and 66% (19/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Safiullin broke Atmane 3 times after converting 25% of his break points (3/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Roman has surrendered 2 set in this event to win 51% of the points he played.
Safiullin has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (334-195). 7-8 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Safiullin has a composed 181-83 record in the last years on hard.
The Russian’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Brisbane and the Aix En Provence Challenger.
Roman has an overall 14-20 win-loss record in 2024, 7-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cary Challenger
Roman has never competed in this tournament before.
Christopher Eubanks
11 - 21win/loss
118
29
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-27 | 11-11 | 0-7 | 11-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-26 | 24-16 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 14-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-26 | 24-16 | 1-2 | 14-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-21 | 19-13 | 0-1 | 11-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-8 | 12-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 123, the American got to the quarter after defeating Braden Shick 6-3 6-4 and Billy Harris 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The American defeated Harris (7-65 6-76 6-2). During the match Eubanks scored 106 points vs Harris’s 91. Christopher was very aggressive to blast 50 winners.
About the serving games, Eubanks made 17 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Christopher Eubanks was pretty efficient on serve to win 85% (50/59) of his 1st serve and 53% (19/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Christopher broke Harris 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Eubanks’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Newport.
The American has an overall 11-20 win-loss record in 2024, 5-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Safiullin | Eubanks |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 53 |
| Pts | 197-192 | 170-135 |
| Total Points | 389 | 305 |
| Winners | 76 | 78 |
| %Winners | 39% | 46% |
Both Safiullin and Eubanks played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Roman Safiullin dropped 2 sets, while Christopher Eubanks conceded 1 set. Safiullin has played 1 set more than Eubanks (6 vs 5). Therefore, Safiullin played 6 games more than Eubanks. Safiullin scored 76 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Christopher managed to score 78 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Safiullin | Eubanks |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 27 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 13.5 |
| 1st in | 98/191 | 94/145 |
| %1st in | 51% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 76/98 | 78/94 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 48/93 | 32/51 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 63% |
Safiullin managed to score 14 aces (7 per match). Eubanks scored 27 aces (13.5 per match). Safiullin won 78% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Eubanks won 83% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Safiullin | Eubanks |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 5 |
| Converted | 6/19 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 32% | 45% |
| Conceded | 13 | 3 |
| Saved | 8 | 2 |
| % Saved | 62% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 |
Safiullin broke his opponents 6 times with a 32% conversion rate. The Russian lost his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded. Christopher broke his opponents 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Christopher conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Safiullin | ||||
| R1 Gigante | R2 Atmane | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 2-6 6-4 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 29 | 59 | |
| pts | 102-103 | 95-89 | 197-192 | |
| Total points | 205 | 184 | 389 | |
| Winners | 42 | 34 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 36% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 51/115 | 47/76 | 98/191 | |
| % 1st in | 44% | 62% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 42/51 | 34/47 | 76/98 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 72% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 29/64 | 19/29 | 48/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 66% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/12 | 6/19 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 25% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 2 | 13 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 0/2 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 0% | 37% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Eubanks | ||||
| R1 Shick | R2 Harris | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-65 6-76 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 34 | 53 | |
| pts | 64-44 | 106-91 | 170-135 | |
| Total points | 108 | 197 | 305 | |
| Winners | 28 | 50 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 47% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 17 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 35/50 | 59/95 | 94/145 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 62% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 50/59 | 78/94 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 85% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/15 | 19/36 | 32/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 87% | 53% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 3/6 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 50% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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